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    Haridhan Goswami replied

    Dear Mukesh, Apologies for the dealy to reply to your query. I think Holder and Coleman's (2009) paper will be useful for your query. They used a scale called 'Face scale' (similar to Andrews andDear Mukesh, Apologies for the dealy to reply to your query. I think Holder and Coleman's (2009) paper will be useful for your query. They used a scale called 'Face scale' (similar to Andrews and Withey, 1976) to measure parents' views on their children's happiness. It is a Likert-type scale with seven simple drawings of faces, arranged in a horizontal line. The mouths of the faces varied from very downturned (indicating not at all happy) to very upturned (indicating very happy). The ends of the row of faces were anchored with the words ‘‘most unhappy’’ and ‘‘most happy.’ Parents were asked the following question: ‘‘How would you rate your child’s overall happiness?’’). Pictography works better for research with children. If your participants are adults, you do not necessarily need to use faces in the scale. Alternatively, you can use scores/numbers and ask your participants the following: How would you rate your child’s/(the person or group of interest for your research) overall happiness in the following scale: 0 (very unhappy), 1, 2, 3 (not happy or unhappy), 4, 5, 6 (very happy) You can also think about using a 11 point scale which some researchers prefer over a five-point or seven-point scale. 0 (very unhappy), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (not happy or unhappy), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (very happy) Hope you find the discussion useful. If you have any other query, please do not hesitate to contact me. References Andrews, F. M., & Withey, S. B. (1976). Social indicators of well-being. New York: Plenum Press Holder and Coleman (2009). The Contribution of Social Relationships to Children's Happiness. Social Indicators Research. Vol. 10. pp. (329-349).

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• Reetha Aravind

  Impact of endosulfan in Muthalamdada

  I need to find out the coping skills of the people who were victimized by endosulfan.

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    Alan Holden replied

    Google or PubMed

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• Sachchidanand Swami

  Association between working mothers, day care and aggression, depression and phobias among children

  Can anyone recommend a study done on this topic?
• Martin Nader

  Psychological responses to globalization?

  Hello, I will work on a research project which will review psychological responses to globalization, how these responses are conditioned by cultural syndromes and in turn how this affects differentHello, I will work on a research project which will review psychological responses to globalization, how these responses are conditioned by cultural syndromes and in turn how this affects different aspects of human development. Anyone interested in participating?

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• Jeff Bo Shao

  Research on "vulnerability"

  There is an interesting video on TED called "The Power of Vulnerability" by Brene Brown. I think "vulnerability" can be very useful in terms of its benifits like fostering good relationship. DoesThere is an interesting video on TED called "The Power of Vulnerability" by Brene Brown. I think "vulnerability" can be very useful in terms of its benifits like fostering good relationship. Does anyone know of some scientific research on this construct?

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    Iboro Ottu replied

    Yes,a lot of scientific work supports the usefulness of vulnerabilities in relationships-especially in marital relationships. Read up some studies on marital therapy and you will discover the powerYes,a lot of scientific work supports the usefulness of vulnerabilities in relationships-especially in marital relationships. Read up some studies on marital therapy and you will discover the power of vulnerability in our day-to-day marital involvements. If you can recall your elementary contact with 'import substitution' in economics,a spouse's vulnerability during conflict resolution can, in the same way, pave the way for the substitution of 'soft emotions' for 'hard emotions' and this serves as an efficacious inoculation against anger. It is not just restricted to marriage,it can also work in other spheres of interpersonal relations.

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• Adam Stivers

  Political and social attitudes surveys

  By asking participants a basic political affiliation question (Politically, I consider myself a...), we have found some interesting relationships. I would like to explore this further with a moreBy asking participants a basic political affiliation question (Politically, I consider myself a...), we have found some interesting relationships. I would like to explore this further with a more extensive and established measure of political attitude survey. What I have in mind is something that measures peoples attitudes on a variety of domains / issues (economics, immigration, foreign policy, civil rights, abortion, etc.) along with their overall political inclinations without too much reference to specific policies. Thank you.

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    Guilherme Arbache replied

    There are some of them here in the Americas (like Barometro das Americas and Latinobarometro). I think that it might be interesting, if you´re designing Political Ideology survey,There are some of them here in the Americas (like Barometro das Americas and Latinobarometro). I think that it might be interesting, if you´re designing Political Ideology survey, Politicalcompass.org interesting, though they don´t have data, just a questionnaire to set one´s position in a two-dimension political spectrum. Its scholar value is questionable, but I think it worths a look.

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• Sachchidanand Swami

  Workspace Spouse = Issue of modern times, trend, madness or else?

  Working and staying with colleagues of an opposite gender can lead to emotional attachment. Most of time it is termed as "more than friendship and less than love".

  

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    Hugo Pereira replied

    Prison sex syndrome

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• Sven Form

  How common is self-enhancement bias?

  There are of course a lot of publications about social desirability, how to assess it, how to circumvent it and by what it is caused (self-deceptive enhancement/ impression management). However, IThere are of course a lot of publications about social desirability, how to assess it, how to circumvent it and by what it is caused (self-deceptive enhancement/ impression management). However, I have not found any empirical results on HOW OFTEN it occurs. Surely, one might answer "It depends on the topic" as it is often the case in science. Okay then. Let's take an every-day topic: Sexuality. How often do men lie about the number of their sexual partners (increasing the number) and how often do women lie about the number of their sexual partners (decreasing it)? [I don't want to be sexist. It is only an example. I chose it, because it is a quite common and not very specialized topic. If you have a different example with empirical data, this would be great as well.] I would be glad, if you can can give me a hint where to search for answers. Maybe I have just the wrong keywords on my mind

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    Sven Form replied

    Ron, you are definitely right. Things are usually more complicated than in a starting question. However, you and Sephan already might point to a suggestion how to solve the problem: Maybe it isRon, you are definitely right. Things are usually more complicated than in a starting question. However, you and Sephan already might point to a suggestion how to solve the problem: Maybe it is sufficient to consider the subjective intention to self-enhance, that is, the intentional deviation from what the subject thinks is to be true. Peter, thank you for your enquiry! For the example, I would define "men" as the "common" male psychology student at an age about twenty, used in many psychology studies. Concerning the justified objection about the meaning of culture, I suggest the Western culture of the present. But it seems that, with Sephan's link, my example with sexual partners is not appropiate anyway. Sephan, thank you for your hint and the link! The paper is impressive. And together with your earlier comment it may point to my initial consideration: If it is not gender, what is it that makes some people prone to self-enhancement than others? There are of course social context and situations that increase self-enhancement. (I think with enough social pressure indeed anybody would be "induced" to self-enhance.) However, individual aspects surely play an important role as well.

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• Matthias Tauveron

  Does anyone use a movie corpus to teach face and politeness theory ?

  I'm teaching conversation analysis at the university (not in specific purpose, just as a easy entry into language sciences). I would like to focus on Goffman's, Levinson's, etc. presentation of selfI'm teaching conversation analysis at the university (not in specific purpose, just as a easy entry into language sciences). I would like to focus on Goffman's, Levinson's, etc. presentation of self and politeness. I think the use of movies as corpus is a good teaching tool (much easier to understand and analyze than actual conversations). Does anyone know which movies I could use ? It they are "too artistic", they do not represent actual conversations. If they are "too blockbusters", they are absolutely void. I've begun working with Star Wars (new ones), Polanski (The Ghost Writer) and Scorcese (Shutter Island). Any suggestion about theoretical problems on movies as corpus for studying social interaction would be welcome.

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    Venetta Macbeth replied

    I agree with Graham's statement but I do believe that teaching politeness along with cultural competency is important. There are many different contexts in which one can be polite and I think it isI agree with Graham's statement but I do believe that teaching politeness along with cultural competency is important. There are many different contexts in which one can be polite and I think it is important to learn all of them.

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• Walter Vieira Poltronieri

  What are the major paradigms of contemporary social psychology with their authors?

  Who can explain it well?

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    Catarina Gewehr replied

    Here you will find some interesting information. http://rebela.edugraf.ufsc.br/index.php/pc/article/view/51/100

    28 days ago
• Sachchidanand Swami

  Why many people don't put their image on social networking profile?

  Many men and women who don't assume themselves as beautiful refrain from putting their actual image on social networking profile. Is it related with self respect?

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    Matthias Tauveron replied

    Hi, Two ideas came to me today about your question : 1. Putting an actual image on oneself is a particular way of expressing identity. As every thing you may convey, you can express your identityHi, Two ideas came to me today about your question : 1. Putting an actual image on oneself is a particular way of expressing identity. As every thing you may convey, you can express your identity with lots of other means (words, absence of picture, tagged articles, "I like" and "I don't like"). I think the choice of not using actual image is quite a "synonymy choice": among many available formulations, they don't choose this one. It could be better examined within the frame of multimodal communication. 2. In quite the same direction as you proposed ("self respect"), I would argue that it is a question of "exposed self" and "secret self". The Johari window may be a nice formulation of this. In every normal human interaction (not in USSR autocritic sessions, for example), there are informations about yourself you know and you may not share (in my culture, for example politic or religious opinions, past actions you're not proud of, etc.). The actual appearance of face or body may belong to things people don't want to share on social networks. Precisely when these networks are used for job, to convey scientific ideas, to meet people you won't meet physically, etc : in many situations, people find that their actual physical appearance is not at all relevant, or positive. Or these situations may be a good opportunity to change its own appearance. (Having many avatars wouldn't be an old widespread dream among humanity ?)

    Apr 28, 2012
• Sachchidanand Swami

  Today's frequent and acute infatuation is due to lack of nurturing in childhood?

  I think it points to lack of maternal and family nurturing as it used to be in past days. We are Oxycontin hungry animals and always tend to induce it inside our brains through intimate feelings andI think it points to lack of maternal and family nurturing as it used to be in past days. We are Oxycontin hungry animals and always tend to induce it inside our brains through intimate feelings and interaction. Some people get addicted to substance and other with infatuation.

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    Sephan Ji replied

    Does there exist any definitive study that this is a phenomenon that is become more prevalent in the modern age, or is this based wholly on anecdotal evidence? In recent readings of a colleague'sDoes there exist any definitive study that this is a phenomenon that is become more prevalent in the modern age, or is this based wholly on anecdotal evidence? In recent readings of a colleague's study of 17th and 18th century literature the elements of these sorts of acute infatuations is clear in the context of that time period. It is my belief that the cultural upheaval of the last three generations may have made it more socially acceptable to act on these impulses, which may be why it is more visible now. I would disagree that there is a correlation between acute infatuation and childhood nurturing, but rather a correlation between the change in parental involvement and behaviour modelling and an inability to manage these sorts of impulses in a healthy and productive way.

    Apr 27, 2012
• DR.NAGAJOTHI Velayuthapillai

  Impression Management

  Can anyone recommend articles on Impression Management?

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    Max Kur replied

    for sure you sould have a look on some golfman stuff... for the organizational context you could look at Brennan et al. (2009): Impression management Developing and illustrating a scheme of analysisfor sure you sould have a look on some golfman stuff... for the organizational context you could look at Brennan et al. (2009): Impression management Developing and illustrating a scheme of analysis for narrative disclosures –a methodological note.... I also think that the concepts of social accounts (e.g. Scott (1968) ) and attribution theorie are realated concepts in some ways.... best regards from berlin

    Apr 12, 2012
• Beatrice Balgiu

  I am need articles (and authors) about gender stereotypes in organizations, exactly about stereotype of female manager.

  Who are the people (their personality) who think in the terms of stereotype?

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    Esther Lopez-Zafra replied

    Alice H. Eagly should be your reference. She wrote about the role congruency and stereotypes of female managers. Eagly & Karay (2002) Eagly & Carly, 2007)

    Apr 3, 2012
• Sachchidanand Swami

  Is modernization causing emotional numbness among women?

  Men appear more emotional whereas women appear more emotional less, insensitive and aggressive. Body language of both genders shifted dramatically so the courtship patterns. Is this behavioralMen appear more emotional whereas women appear more emotional less, insensitive and aggressive. Body language of both genders shifted dramatically so the courtship patterns. Is this behavioral compensation to changing socio-economic environment?

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    Sheryl Hammond replied

    There are many factors to consider in your hypothesis. For one, the family dynamics have changed dramatically since the 1950s, then the sexual revolution in late '60s and early '70s, etc. Then withThere are many factors to consider in your hypothesis. For one, the family dynamics have changed dramatically since the 1950s, then the sexual revolution in late '60s and early '70s, etc. Then with all the ever changing laws for employment, lifestyles, etc. for men, women, disabled, etc. have echoed sentiments from society as well. This is an interesting topic. I would like to hear more.

    Mar 31, 2012